SUMMARY
Workshifting, and in particular, home-based work, offers a
relatively simple, high return-on-investment solution to some of
the nation’s most vexing problems:
• Environmentalists applaud it because telecommuting can
significantly reduce greenhouse gases and energy usage.
• Financial managers endorse it for its cost savings and increased
productivity potential.
• Work-life experts encourage it as a way to address the needs of
families, parents, and senior caregivers.
• Workforce planners see workshifting as a way to mitigate the
“brain drain” effect of retiring Boomers.
• Human resource professionals see it as a way to recruit and
retain the best people.
• Employees desire it because it saves time and money, and
improves the quality of their lives.
• Baby Boomers see workshifting as a flexible alternative to full
retirement.
• Millennial workers appreciate it as a way to work on their own
terms.
• Disabled workers, rural residents, and military families find it
an answer to their special needs.
• Urban planners see it as a strategy to fill the gap between
transportation system demand and supply.
• Governments see it as a way to reduce highway wear and tear and
alleviate the strain on the nation’s crumbling transportation
infrastructure.
• Organizations rely on it to ensure continuity of operations in
the event of a disaster or pandemic.